Jury Orders pH Miracle Book Author Robert Oldham Young To Pay Cancer Patient $105 Million

A San Diego jury has ordered the author of the bestselling pH Miracle books to pay a large sum to a cancer patient.

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, naturopathic practitioner Robert Oldham Young was ordered to pay $105 million to Dawn Kali, a mother-of-four who said that Young falsely promised to cure her breast cancer.

The 66-year-old Young has written several books, which include the bestselling The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health, which was first published in 2002. The book became so popular it has been translated into several languages.

Young’s books are about holistic healing and an alkalarian lifestyle. His works and treatments were based on the idea that acidity in the body is the cause of diseases and that an alkaline diet is the answer to these physical woes.

Kali sued Young in 2015 alleging negligence and fraud, saying that he had advised her to forego chemotherapy and traditional treatment, and instead pursue treatment that is in line with his alkaline theories.